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Ayade To Commence Construction Of Police Posts In Boundary Dispute Communities

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor, of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade, has directed the immediate construction of police posts and barracks in all boundary dispute areas across the state with immediate effect. This was disclosed recently during a visit of the clan Heads and leaders of Okom communities in Obubra LGA consisting of Iyamitet,

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Senator John Owan Enoh Charged With Murder

By Patrick Obia The Cross River state government has filed murder charges against Senator John Owan Enoh, in suit HC/148C/2019, at the State High Court, Calabar. The charge sheet, exclusively obtained by CrossRiverWatch, was signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions Ministry of Justice, Cross River State, Gregory I. Okem, Esq, for Attorney General and

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Ayade’s “Unforseen Obligations” And Assembly’s Record Speed BY AGBA JALINGO

The Fiscal Responsibility Act is a law of the National Assembly. Section 44 and 45 of the Act which deals with conditions of borrowing and verification of compliance with limits provides as follows: Section 44 – (1) Any Government in the Federation or its agencies and corporations desirous of borrowing shall specify the purpose for

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Teachers Training College Lecturers Won’t Be Nigerians – Ayade

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade says his administration chose to establish the Teachers Continuous Training College (TCTC), Biase currently under construction so as to revolutionize the teaching profession in Nigeria. The college, according to Ayade will commence academic activities in September and commended contractors handling the project for a job

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Lilleker’s N653Mln Garnishee Order Against Cross River Government May Have Caused Delayed Salaries

By Ushang Ewa The Garnishee order nisi issued by a High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar in favor of Lilleker bros limited, a construction firm alongside the inability of the Governor Ben Ayade’s administration to access local government funding is said to have caused the delay in the payment of salaries CrossRiverWatch

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If South South Governors Emulate Ayade, Poverty Will End In Niger Delta – Bayelsa Rice Farmers

By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Bayelsa State, Mr. Ezekiel Ogbianko has said that the panacea to poverty and unemployment in the Niger Delta region lies in Governors emulating the strides made in the agro sector by their colleague in Cross River, Senator Ben Ayade. Ogbianko made

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Governor Ayade Reappoints Asikpo, Christian Ita As COP, CPS

By Our Correspondent Cross River governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the reappointments of Mr Emmanuel E. Asikpo-Okon and Mr. Christian Ita, as the State Chief of Protocol and Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant on Media. The two appointments take effect immediately a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Dr.

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AAC Tackles Ayade Over N12 Billion Security Vote, Contingencies And Landscaping Of Governor’s Office

27th June, 2019 Governor Ayade Must Explain N12 Billion Security Vote, Contingencies And Landscaping Of Governor’s Office The African Action Congress AAC, is calling on Governor Ben Ayade to come clean on some suspicious items in his secretive 2019 budget of Qabalistic Densification. These items include the N7 Billion earmarked for security vote; the N4

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